I Analysed 30,000+ Data Engineer Jobs in India—Here’s What I Found
For the past few months, I had been looking more closely at Data Engineer hiring in India. At first, I assumed the role was simple: learn Python and SQL, search for Data Engineer jobs and start applying. But after studying active listings, I realised that the role is much broader than the title suggests. At the time of the analysis, Mployee Me showed 30,066 active Data Engineer jobs across India. Around 78% of these opportunities were concentrated in the top five cities. Bangalore led with 9,067 openings, followed by Hyderabad with 5,538, Pune with 3,573, Chennai with 2,981 and Mumbai with 2,155. The numbers looked promising, but not every listing required the same skills. Some roles focused on building data pipelines, while others required experience in ETL, cloud platforms, backend development, testing or data management. The search results also included related positions such as Python Developer, Data Analyst and cloud specialist. One Accenture Data Engineer opening in Mumba...